Rosy Returns was the first hardy rose pink everblooming daylily. Its fragrant 4-inch flowers are a rose-pink blend with a deep rose eye and yellow throat.
In Michigan it blooms consistently from June until frost, with 9 to 12 buds per stem, on a compact 14-inch plant ideal for edging.
What it looks like
Flowers about 4 inches across with rounded, lightly ruffled petals in a rose-pink blend, a deeper rose eye zone and a yellow throat. Each bloom lasts a day, but many buds open in turn on branched scapes rising to about 14 inches above a fountain of long, arching, strap-shaped medium green leaves. The foliage clump is about 10 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide. At peak bloom the low clump is covered in rose-pink flowers.
Growing it with lavender
Its rose-pink flowers make a long-blooming border in front of lavender in full sun and well-drained soil.
Care
Grow in full sun to light part shade (at least six hours of sun for the best bloom) in average, well-drained soil; once established it handles heat, clay and dry spells. Hardy in zones 3 to 9. Deadhead regularly and pull spent scapes to keep new buds coming, and divide crowded clumps every few years.
At a glance
-
Botanical name: Hemerocallis
-
Flower color: Rose-pink with a deep rose eye and yellow throat
-
Foliage: Medium green
-
Growth habit: Compact, arching clump
-
Mature size: 14 in tall × 18–24 in wide
-
USDA hardiness zones: 3–9
-
Light: full sun, part sun to part shade
-
Bloom start: Mid-June
-
Peak bloom: Late-June
-
Bloom pattern: Long Blooming
-
Deer resistance: Susceptible
-
Pollinator value: Good
Sizes and shipping
Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.